Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1887-07-07
GROVE.

CHERRY GROVE.
july 4.-The farmers most all have
their wheat and hay ID the barn and a
good many have their corn laid by. Wheat
threshing is now in ordef. VIC. Martin
came putting into our section the past
week with his traction engine and thresh-
er attached and threshed out one hundred
and seventy bushels Of wheat for &. E.
Shipley. sixty bushels for R. A. Fergu-
SON.. Billy is ago ahead fellow and does
good work.
Wheat seems to turn out very well to
the amount Of straw.
s. T. Martin is putting up the finest
barn in this end Of the county. 1t is so
feet wide and 40 feet losg, and Is most
conveniently constructed. ]. X. Owens
is the boss workman andIhe certainly un.
derstands his business asia Trainer.
The carpenters commenced work the
past week on DR.. T. d. F~erguson's resi-
dence. Adam Shipley Is the contractor.
1t is not necessary for us to say that 1t
will be good job for Mr. does no other
kind of work.
Ducktown, which Is situated In the
northeastern portion Of Greene county,
bordering on the Greene and Washington
county line, seems to be destined to some
note, as we are reliably Informed that
stone coal has been discovered on Alex.
Dickson's farm, and that he has sold his
farm for three thousand dollars, retaining
one fourth interest in the mines. We
understand that o company has been or.
ganized composed Of Messrs. Bright,
Neil, Dickson and others, and work wal
commenced the past wceksinking a shaft
I have not learned the depth that they
attained, but they have found q bed o.
sulphur. Be careful, men, for sulphur 4
the Devil fuel, and he way be preparing
to get of one Of his practical Jokes o.
Ducktown.
Matthias Wagner and force. Of Higl
Health. Johnson County, were down tn
past week saving his wheat. They re
urned Friday to their homes.
DR.. Smithpeters, son and daughter arr
in johnson county, visiting and attend
ing to business.
Mrs. s. X. Hartman and Miss Mimi
McColIum called on Mrs r. A. Ferguson
on the ID inst.
DR.. G. s. Hartman, Of Morning Star
passed through this section the 3D. inst
The funeral sermon of Everett Maho
ney, deceased will be preached at Ru
bush Chapel Sunday July 81. at II o'clocl
a. M, by Rev. s. G. Ketron, all are col
daily invited.
There are some peoplelin this countr,
who never teach their children to observ
the rules Of good breeding. They allo,
, them to go into other people, sherry patch
es and pick berries and get fruit withou
/, asking permission. This Is all wrong
Parents had as well allow their childre
to go into o mans wheaton corn field an
carry off his grain. as his berries. Eithe
is o violation of the law and also Of goo
breeding. We hope the time will 500
. come when everybody will teach h
children that taking anything that dot
= not belong to them Is theft; and that any
thing that is worth having Is worth asl
ing for.
E. Z. Shipley Is making preparations
go into the dog culture. Hehas only t.
y on hand, but hopes to be able by anoth,
year to fully supply the demand. "
are glad that some manis taking hold
this branch Of the business, for dogs al
getting very scarce in Tennessee the
being not more than 20 or 80 to the squal
mile. l..
70 w. X. Martin has made an improv
n ment in his barn In the form of a larl
shed.
o, Mr.. Baker, Of Texas. spoke at Cab
r. Springs Saturday night. His obje
seems to be to organize farmers alliance
We have not heard him. but will on ne
Tuesday night. at Cherry Grove, and tn,
we will express our opinion.
Joseph Bolton, of Locust Mt, had
III number of sheep killed by dogs the pa
week. Cannot ur Legislature give us
or dog law; we think itwonld beat Prohil
or tod two to me-.
What do our Prohibition friends Till
~ of the amendment law when tho cons
tuition Of the U. s. A., grants Europe
s, countries the privilege Of shipping tn,
liquors right into our Prohibition Stat,
and after paying their protective tar
selling and peddling II out on the stree
~. Oh. consistency. thou art q jewel. W
j. deprive our own men OF their privils
and liberties and the government Of
!. revenue. and then lot some other natl
ho derive the profits thereof. Have we
n. had a prohibitory law against stealing
more than ono hundred yearsY and
men steal. and Il viii DO the case W
(. whiskies. II the amendment pass
Us there will be ten Illicit distillerics
where there Is one now. and one humid
Wa years to come there will be whiskey he